PaintingsKorean18th century

Three Manchurian Cranes amidst Pines

first half 18th century

Artists

Yi Tŏg-ikArtist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Album leaf; ink and light colors on silk

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 41.1 x W. 28.7 cm (16 3/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Nelson Goodman (1906-1998), Newton, MA (by 1994), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1994.

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